8 candidates in the run for AV Council

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Jul 26, 2008 at 10:10 AM

BROOKE EDWARDS Staff Writer

APPLE VALLEY — Roughly half-way through the filing period, eight candidates have so far pulled papers from the town clerk's office to run for Apple Valley's Town Council. The candidates will be vying for two seats up for grabs in the November 4 election.

With Mayor Tim Jasper bowing out of the race earlier this month, Councilman Rick Roelle will be the only incumbent candidate. Roelle, a lieutenant with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, had a strong finish in the 2004 election when he was first elected to the council.

New to the Apple Valley Council race are candidates Niles J. Bughman, Mike R. Sayad and Ginger Coleman.

Bughman spent 15 years as a captain with Southwest Airlines and another 20 as a fighter pilot with the U.S. Air Force. Though he's now retired, he runs a local stress-reduction business called Touch Point Healing and also has a master's in public administration along with a California real estate license.

Coleman has been with Altech Engineering Inc. for the last six years, currently as the director of planning. She worked for the City of Victorville for 16 years, the City of Adelanto for two and recently completed her master's degree in public administration.

Sayad could not be reached for information.

For the other four challenging candidates, November's election race will not be their first. Architect and business owner Dan Seagondollar, retired Navy Airman Lawrence Warren, correctional officer Ted Bohanon and risk manager Jiles Smith are giving the race a second chance.

Seagondollar, who came close to winning a seat on the council in the last election, recently completed service on the General Plan Advisory Committee and served on the town's planning commission for four years.